Aetherial
Member
Hey all,
I got the Superfish Tropical 100 Starter Kit for my birthday in August last year and have been loving it so far! (Everything besides the tank and lights has been replaced by Oase/Eheim/ADA etc, in those couple months so I guess that says enough haha)
The tank is 68x35x51cm/100 liters (Although the dimensions tell me it's 120 liters)
Current stock is:
7x Corydoras Julii
7x Otocinclus Vittatus
10x Cardinal Tetra
15x Bloody Mary shrimp
10x Anatome Helena Snails
Plant-wise it's still a little empty but whenever I trim, I put the trimmings back into the tank, plus I'll get a big batch of Rotala Rotundifolia Blood Red from a friend this week to really fill up the right side in the back.
Water parameters (tested today):
pH: 7.8 - too high but just haven't been able to get it lower. Would like to go down to around 6.5
kH: 6
gH: 2 - way too low, most likely because we have a water softener affecting the entire house. I'll bypass it for water changes from now on.
NH3: 0
NO2: 0.2 - Was always 0. Probably went up a bit because I just replaced the internal filter (Superfish 300) by an Oase Biomaster 350 Thermo yesterday, but I did put all the filter media from the old filter into one of the trays of the new one, so I think it should be okay.
NO3: 30 - See above
PO4: 1
Temp: 24 celcius
Water change: once every 3 days
Now the main thing that's bothering me is the following:
I've been adding CO2 pretty much from the start, but I just can't seem to get the drop checker to turn green.
I'm using the Dennerle Space 300 CO2 set together with their CO2 diffuser.
I'm at exactly 60 bubbles per minute but the pressure reducer/valve (if that's what it's called) is already fully open so I can't increase the number of bubbles any further.
Looking at my water parameters, I'm guessing it's because the pH is too high, but I don't know how to lower it other than adding CO2.
Any help is appreciated! And if you have any other tips/suggestions, feel free to comment!
I got the Superfish Tropical 100 Starter Kit for my birthday in August last year and have been loving it so far! (Everything besides the tank and lights has been replaced by Oase/Eheim/ADA etc, in those couple months so I guess that says enough haha)
The tank is 68x35x51cm/100 liters (Although the dimensions tell me it's 120 liters)
Current stock is:
7x Corydoras Julii
7x Otocinclus Vittatus
10x Cardinal Tetra
15x Bloody Mary shrimp
10x Anatome Helena Snails
Plant-wise it's still a little empty but whenever I trim, I put the trimmings back into the tank, plus I'll get a big batch of Rotala Rotundifolia Blood Red from a friend this week to really fill up the right side in the back.
Water parameters (tested today):
pH: 7.8 - too high but just haven't been able to get it lower. Would like to go down to around 6.5
kH: 6
gH: 2 - way too low, most likely because we have a water softener affecting the entire house. I'll bypass it for water changes from now on.
NH3: 0
NO2: 0.2 - Was always 0. Probably went up a bit because I just replaced the internal filter (Superfish 300) by an Oase Biomaster 350 Thermo yesterday, but I did put all the filter media from the old filter into one of the trays of the new one, so I think it should be okay.
NO3: 30 - See above
PO4: 1
Temp: 24 celcius
Water change: once every 3 days
Now the main thing that's bothering me is the following:
I've been adding CO2 pretty much from the start, but I just can't seem to get the drop checker to turn green.
I'm using the Dennerle Space 300 CO2 set together with their CO2 diffuser.
I'm at exactly 60 bubbles per minute but the pressure reducer/valve (if that's what it's called) is already fully open so I can't increase the number of bubbles any further.
Looking at my water parameters, I'm guessing it's because the pH is too high, but I don't know how to lower it other than adding CO2.
Any help is appreciated! And if you have any other tips/suggestions, feel free to comment!